The 19-story former JEA headquarters tower at 21 W. Church St. could soon be sold to a developer led by Live Oak Contracting. | Courtesy of JEA

The former Bread & Board restaurant at 100 W. Bay St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

The city has issued a permit for a sculpture called The Pearl at the RiversEdge development on the Downtown Southbank. The Pearl is the centerpiece of the development's Central Park. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A double yellow stripe lines the center of East Forsyth Street in Downtown as part of change to 2-way traffic, as well as Adams Street one block over. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Colin Tarbert, president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., has been selected to be the next CEO of the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority | Jacksonville Daily Record

Pearl Square looking at the building in Block N4, now called 425 Beaver St. The building will include 286 multifamily units, nearly 20,000 square feet of retail space and on-site parking. Gateway Jax broke ground on the project May 29. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Cathedral District Apartments would be part of a seven-story residential and retail complex at East Duval and Newnan streets. 

The Gateway Jax development would include 11 floors of residences, five floors of hotel rooms, two floors of podium parking and lobbies, a floor of public food and beverage space, and a public sky garden terrace. | Gateway Jax via Jacksonville Daily Record

People look at the final Metropolitan Park proposal during a town hall meeting Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

The Laura Street Trio of historic buildings at Forsyth and Laura streets in Downtown Jacksonville are shown Nov. 11, 2024. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

The back side of the Laura Street Trio, as seen July 10, 2024. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

The first phase of Springfield's Emerald Station officially opened Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, on North Liberty Street. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

An illustration shows Hogan Street between Monroe and Adams streets. Features include restaurants, landscaping, urban art and the Urban Trail cycle track for bicyclists. | Downtown Investment Authority

Block N11 will include a seven-story, 21,000-square-foot mixed-use building with ground-floor retail and 205 residential units. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Laura Street Trio has been deteriorating for decades. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

An illustration shows a street in the Gateway Jax development, also known as The Pearl Street District. | Ted Vitale, Gateway Jax

The Laura Street Trio has been deteriorating for decades. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

Lori Boyer is CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Laura Street Trio at Forsyth and Laura streets Downtown.

Lori Boyer, CEO of Jacksonville's Downtown Investment Authority, speaks to City Council during a special meeting about the potential city investment in the redevelopment of the Laura Street Trio. | Screenshot from city of Jacksonville website

Senior volunteers from the USS Orleck maritime museum, on the west side of the planned Shipyards West Park, look at design drawings for the site. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to investigate Downtown development. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today